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This document summarizes the contributions of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle to Western philosophy and the development of logic. It discusses how Socrates developed the Socratic method of questioning beliefs and ideas. It describes how Plato was Socrates' student and founded the Academy, and how Aristotle was Plato's student and founded his own school, the Lyceum. The document then outlines Aristotle's development of formal logic and the scientific method. It provides examples of deduction, induction, syllogisms, and analyzing assumptions to determine the validity of arguments.
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- 2. 5 Paths To Truth Each path is different.
- 3. 5 Paths To Truth They don’t all lead to the same place.
- 4. 5 Paths To Truth 1. Religion
- 5. 5 Paths To Truth 1. Religion This is the path of revelation. It can come from a monotheistic God, a plethora of gods or a cosmic universal truth.
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- 7. 5 Paths To Truth 2. Wisdom This is the path of insight. Many cultures have proverbs, stories and other types of wisdom literature.
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- 9. 5 Paths To Truth 3. Philosophy This is the path of logic. Philosophers look for internal consistency, not external validity.
- 10. 5 Paths To Truth 4. Science
- 11. 5 Paths To Truth 4. Science This is the path of systematic observation. It looks at repeatable events.
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- 13. 5 Paths To Truth 5. Tangen’s Path This is the path of dumb luck. Sometimes we just stumble onto to truth.
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